Shaving-kit.



PATENTED JULY 12, 1904.

E. L. COLLINS.

SHAVING KIT.

APPLICATION FILED 11110.1, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented July 12, 1904.

EMILY L. COLLINS, OF NEl/V YORK, Y.

SHAVING KIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 764,795, dated July 12, 1904.

Application filed December 1, 1903. Serial No. 183,350. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, EMILY L. COLLINS, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, (whose postofiice address is No. 222 WV est Twenty-third street, New York city,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaving Kits, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to shaving kits, and more particularly has to do with a convenient shaving outfit the several parts of which may be readily taken apart and as quickly reassembled into a compact package of small compass suitable for being carried in a travelingbag or otherwise transported.

Referring to the accompanying one sheet of drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the outfit in its assembled condition. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the apparatus when in condition for use. Fig. 3 is a detail of the inner cup or soap and brush compartments, and Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View.

The apparatus consists of a main receptacle or cup of cylindrical shape having suitable legs 2, preferably three in number, with inturncd feet, the inward ends of the latter being bent upwardly, as indicated, to form a hearing or seat upon which an alcohol-lamp it is adapted to rest, Fig. 2. The cup is provided with a hinged cover 3 and a folding or collapsible handle 4., both of which are preferably formed of some material which is a poor conductor of heat.

\Vithin the cup 1 isa removable inner cup or soap-compartment 5, (shown in perspective in Fig. 3,) which is adapted likewise to be hung upon the outside of the same, as clearly inclicated in Fig. 2, the integral hooks 7 being formed on one of the walls of the soap-compartment for this purpose. The soap-compartment is in the shape of an ellipse in crosssection with its two opposite walls 8 and 9 curved to conform to the curve of the main cup 1, so that it will be capable of fitting snugly within the latter, as in Fig. 1, or of hanging closely and firmly to the outside of the cup when in use, as indicated in Fig. 2. The partition-wall 6 divides the cup into compartments, one of which may be used for hold ing a brush (indicated by B) and the other for containing soap and making the lather. A funnel F is provided for convenience in filling the lamp.

WVhen the several parts of the apparatus are in their assembled condition and not in use, the lamp is located in the bottom of the cup, with the soap-compartment seated upon it, the remaining space being conveniently occupied by the funnel, shaving-paper, bottle of alcohol, or other small articles, as may be desired, thus making a compact package. When it is desired to use the apparatus, the inner cup is removed and hung by the hooks 7 upon the outside of the main cup, and the lamp, after having been filled with alcohol, is slipped into position between the legs 2, and therefore rests upon the upturned ends of the feet slightly elevated above the supporting-surface, which is for the purpose of providing a draft for the lamp. The contents of the main cup having been removed it is now available for holding water, which is heated by the lamp, and the brush and soap are readily available. As a protection for the surface upon which the apparatus rests an asbestos mat may be spread under it, which mat may be carried in the vacant space in the main cup.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a simple shaving kit of compact nature and which is especially serviceable for travelers and others who prefer to shave themselves and may be without the usual facilities.

The apparatus may of course be made of any suitable material, and the relative proportions of its several parts may be altered to provide greater or less heating capacity, as may be desired, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Preferably, however, the cup is about the size of an ordinary shaving-mug and is usually contained in a square box, the space in the corners of which may be utilized for containing razors and strop, thus making the outfit complete in all particulars.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A shaving kit comprising a main receptacle or cup, a smaller receptacle removably T00 contained therein and having its opposite side walls shaped to conform respectively with the interior and exterior surfaces of said main receptacle, in combination with integral hooks on the side wall conforming to the exterior whereby said smaller receptacle may be hung upon the outside of the cup.

2. A shaving kit comprising a cylindrical receptacle or cup, a smaller reeeptable removably contained therein and having its opposite side walls curved respectively in the same directions to conform to the interior and exterior surfaces of said main cup, in combination with hooks on the side wall conforming to the exterior whereby the smaller receptacle may be supported upon said exterior.

3. A shaving kit comprising a cylindrical cup having legs, inwardly-turned feet on said legs, a removable soap-compartment having its opposite side walls curved in the same directions to conform respectively to the interior and exterior of the cup, hooks formed on the inner of said side walls whereby the compartment may be hung upon the outside of the cup, and an alcohol-lamp adapted to be contained within the cup or between the cup and said inturned feet.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMILY L. COLLINS. Witnesses:

LAURA Sunewrox (JoLLINs, HENRY WV. GRIMwooD. 

